New York TimesJOHANNESBURG — Retired archbishop Desmond Tutu has been admitted to a Cape Town hospital for a persistent infection, his South African foundation said Tuesday. The foundation, which is named after 83-year-old Tutu and his wife Leah, quoted their ... The Straits Times Dothan Eagle

The term "francophony" was first coined in 1880 by the geographer Onésime Reclus to describe the linguistic and cultural community of the French colonial empire. This inveterate patriot believed that the linguistic aspect would determine the colonial expansion of France and assure the future of the French language around the world.